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-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/kbdcontrol/kbdcontrol.119
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/kbdcontrol/kbdcontrol.1 b/usr.sbin/kbdcontrol/kbdcontrol.1
index dcd949296c85..c33eddc00659 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/kbdcontrol/kbdcontrol.1
+++ b/usr.sbin/kbdcontrol/kbdcontrol.1
@@ -118,6 +118,14 @@ You need to use the
option below to associate a keyboard with the console again.
.It Fl k Ar keyboard_device
Use the specified device as the console keyboard.
+When using this option, the standard input of the
+.Nm
+process should be redirected from
+.Pa /dev/console
+if you are not working on the system console
+(see the
+.Sx EXAMPLES
+section).
.It Fl L Ar keymap_file
Load keyboard map file from
.Ar keymap_file
@@ -188,6 +196,17 @@ run the following command.
.Pp
.Dl kbdcontrol -b quiet.visual
.Pp
+To change the default console keyboard to the another keyboard,
+for example the first USB keyboard (see
+.Xr ukbd 4 ) ,
+use the following commands.
+.Pp
+.Dl kbdcontrol -k /dev/kbd1 < /dev/console
+.Pp
+To switch back to the default keyboard, use this command.
+.Pp
+.Dl kbdcontrol -k /dev/kbd0
+.Pp
.Sh BUGS
Report when found.
.Sh SEE ALSO